Flamengo vs Ceará: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Flamengo played Ceará in Serie A (Brazil). The match was played on 4 December 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Flamengo: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Ceará: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Flamengo scores 2.06 and concedes 0.67 goals per match. Ceará scores 0.92 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.49 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Flamengo 44%, Ceará 39%. Over 2.5: Flamengo 50%, Ceará 28%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

Flamengo has higher xG: 1.75 vs 1.26. Flamengo: 15.5 shots per match, Ceará: 12.0.

Match halves

Flamengo: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 1.33. Ceará: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Flamengo: 61-75 (19 goals). Ceará: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie A: 2.49 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

69Possession (%)31
FlamengoCeará
15Shots1
FlamengoCeará
4Shots on target1
FlamengoCeará
0xG0
FlamengoCeará
4Corners3
FlamengoCeará
0Dangerous attacks0
FlamengoCeará
11Fouls5
FlamengoCeará
0Cards0
FlamengoCeará

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2.06Goals scored / match0.92
FlamengoCeará
0.67Goals conceded / match1
FlamengoCeará
63%Average possession42%
FlamengoCeará
5.53Shots on target / match4.08
FlamengoCeará

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.47Shots per match11.97
FlamengoCeará
5.53Shots on target4.08
FlamengoCeará
13.3%Shot conversion7.7%
FlamengoCeará
63%Possession42%
FlamengoCeará
1.75xG for1.26
FlamengoCeará
1.02xG against1.34
FlamengoCeará

Shooting quality

Flamengo: DominantCeará: Balanced
FlamengoCeará
Accuracy (shots on target)36%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Flamengo is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Flamengo · 1 pts / match - Ceará

Flamengo
WWLWD
Season result split
61% W25% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
22-9-5
2.08 pts / match · goal difference +50
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-5-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 2.31Opponent xG: 0.96BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Ceará
DWLLD
Season result split
31% W28% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-10-15
1.19 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-9
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Flamengo is 124% better for: goals scored per match.

2.06 goals / match - Flamengo · 0.92 goals / match - Ceará

Flamengo is 49% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.67 goals / match - Flamengo · 1 goals / match - Ceará

Flamengo scoring profile: very strong

Flamengo scores in 83% of matches (30 of 36 matches), while Ceará keeps a clean sheet in 31% (11 of 36 matches).

Ceará scoring profile: mixed

Ceará scores in 64% of matches (23 of 36 matches), while Flamengo keeps a clean sheet in 47% (17 of 36 matches).

74Goals scored (season)33
FlamengoCeará
24Goals conceded (season)36
FlamengoCeará
2.72Average goals in match1.92
FlamengoCeará
13Goals scored (last 5)4
FlamengoCeará
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
FlamengoCeará

How often they score at least...

83%1 goal64%
FlamengoCeará
56%2 goals25%
FlamengoCeará
31%3 goals3%
FlamengoCeará
14%4 goals0%
FlamengoCeará

How often they concede at least...

53%1 goal69%
FlamengoCeará
14%2 goals25%
FlamengoCeará
0%3 goals6%
FlamengoCeará
0%4 goals0%
FlamengoCeará

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time14%
FlamengoCeará
3%BTTS in both halves3%
FlamengoCeará
33%Scored in both halves19%
FlamengoCeará

BTTS and goal count

31%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
FlamengoCeará
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
FlamengoCeará
80%BTTS - last 560%
FlamengoCeará

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time64%
FlamengoCeará
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
FlamengoCeará
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
FlamengoCeará

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
FlamengoCeará
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
FlamengoCeará
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
FlamengoCeará

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Flamengo is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.58 pts / match - Flamengo · 1.22 pts / match - Ceará

Flamengo - half-time state
36% leading50% draw14% trailing
Ceará - half-time state
25% leading47% draw28% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.58Points per match (1st half)1.22
FlamengoCeará
0.72Goals scored (1st half)0.39
FlamengoCeará
0.31Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
FlamengoCeará
1.03Average goals (1st half)0.86
FlamengoCeará
72%Clean sheet before half-time58%
FlamengoCeará
53%No goal before half-time64%
FlamengoCeará

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)1.25
FlamengoCeará
1.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
FlamengoCeará
0.36Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
FlamengoCeará
1.69Average goals (2nd half)1.06
FlamengoCeará
67%Clean sheet after half-time56%
FlamengoCeará
31%No goal after half-time53%
FlamengoCeará

Flamengo - second-half results

56% W33% D11% L
57
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
72
Second-half points
+35
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.58
PPG before half-time
Lead holding169%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 61%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Ceará - second-half results

28% W42% D31% L
44
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding124%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Flamengo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.60
Goals scored / match0.42.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.22.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-2+9
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Ceará - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Flamengo
ScoredConceded
11
4
0-15
4
3
16-30
11
4
31-45
14
2
46-60
19
2
61-75
15
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (19 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Ceará
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
4
6
16-30
5
7
31-45
7
1
46-60
4
6
61-75
8
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Flamengo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.66
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-22.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.35
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
136%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Ceará

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.34
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

FlamengoLigaCeará
Average goals in match 2.722.49 1.92
Both teams scored 44%47% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%45% 28%
Clean sheets 47%30% 31%
Goal before half-time 61%70% 64%
Goal after half-time 81%75% 72%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.49
Average goals per match
47%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.51
Home goals / match
0.98
Away goals / match
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+26%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Rodrigo José Pereira de LimaMatches officiated: 19
5.53Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 257%Home wins26%Draws16%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Flamengo 0 - 1 - 0 Ceará. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Ceará SC
1 : 1
CR Flamengo

FAQ

What was the result of Flamengo vs Ceará?

The Serie A match finished Flamengo 1:0 Ceará. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Flamengo vs Ceará?

Flamengo score 2.06 goals per game on average and Ceará 0.92. The Serie A average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Flamengo's matches and 39% of Ceará's.

What form are Flamengo and Ceará in?

Over the last 5 games Flamengo have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Ceará 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Flamengo vs Ceará?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.